Google wields too much power in China’s booming smartphone market through its
Android operating system and is deliberately hindering the ability of
Chinese companies to develop their own platforms, the Chinese government has
said.

Android, used in Samsung and HTC handsets, is by far the most popular
operating system in China with 90 per cent of the market, far outstripping
Apple’s 4.2 per cent share, according to market research firm IDC.

While Chinese companies including Huawei, ZTE and Baidu are all developing
their own systems – most of them closely derived from Android — take-up by
handset makers has so far been